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Virginity And Celibacy As Health Issues, Mary Guinan

School of Public Health Faculty Research

Sexual behavior is both a health issue and a moral issue. Hence public education on sexuality has traditionally come from two main sources, those individuals or groups concerned with health and those concerned with morals. In his book No Magic Bullet (Oxford University Press, 1985), Allan Brandt describes the tensions that developed between these groups over the control of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States early in this century. Both groups wanted to control sexual behavior, but for different reasons. Public health personnel wanted to change sexual behavior in order to control infection and disease, while moralists believed that …

Oncolog, Volume 33, Number 03, July-September 1988, C. Stratton Hill, Jr. Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Narcotics and Cancer Pain Control
• For Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Combinations of Surgery, Chemotherapy, and Radiotherapy
• Shared Research Resources Provide Expertise and Cost Savings

Oncolog, Volume 33, Number 02, April-June 1988, David M. Gershenson Md, Saroj Vadhan-Raj Md, Kathryn F. Kennedy, Wayne L. Dorris Phd

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Treatment Has Improved, But Not Enough
• The Psychosocial Impact of Cancer and the Role of Social Work
• Hematopoiesis in Myelodysplastic Syndromes Improves with Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor

Pcom Digest Article (Winter 1988) Featuring Dr. Koch, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Koch Collection, Papers of Richard S Koch, DO

PCOM Digest Article (Winter 1988) Featuring Dr. Koch, the 1988 PCOM Founder's day laureate.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 1988), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 1988 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• 1988 O. J. Snyder Medalist
• DOs in the Arts
• Signing Up for More Visibility
• "PCOM Couldn't Have Done it Any Better"
• Alumni Notes
• On Campus
• Class Acts
• In Memoriam
• Calendar

Efficacy Of Internal And External Quality Control In Chemical Pathology, Rukhsana Lalani, Mirza Naqi Zafar, Mohammad Khurshid

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Quality control in chemical pathology is based on internal and external quality assessment. The internal quality control in clinical chemistry section of AKUH laboratory is based on the analysis of commercially available Beckman norma! and abnormal range control sera. These have known concentra­tions of blood chemistry constituents. After repeated estimations, mean values of all constituents were established for both normal and abnormal sera. Patients samples were analysed only when both controls were within ± 2SD from the mean or one control reads within ± 2SD and the other read between ± 2—3SD (once only) for each constituent. Samples were not …

The Effect Of A Self Directed Program On Locus Control And Control Of Diabetes, Mary Elizabeth Boyle

Theses & Dissertations

Does a self directed program have a significant impact on an individual's locus of control and the control of diabetes as measured by glycosolated hemoglobin?

An Overview Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of The Appendicular Musculoskeletal System, Sharon C. Siegel, Allan M. Haggar, Jerry W. Froelich, Burton I. Ellis

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Four High-Sensitivity Immunoradiometric Assays For Thyrotropin And Results Of Preliminary Clinical Studies, Malachi J. Mckenna, Earl Goad, Mohini Pimputkar, Carolyn S. Feldkamp

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

New immunoradiometric assays (IRMAs) that detect low concentrations of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) have recently become available for routine diagnostic use. These new assays have the putative advantage over conventional radioimmunoassay in that they can distinguish hyperthyroidism from euthyroidism by the finding of a serum TSH below the normal limit. In the present study we sought to evaluate four of these kits according to analytical performance characteristics and clinical utility. All IRM As could detect TSH at a concentration substantially below the lower limit of normal and thus effectively identify hyperthyroid samples. Although differences in the performance characteristics were found, all …

Neurobehavioral Symptoms In Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Related To Hypercalcemia But Not Improved By Parathyroidectomy, Gregory G. Brown, Richard C. Preisman, Michael Kleerekoper

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

The neurobehavioral symptomatology of severe primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) has been thoroughly described. Less is known about more mild cases. We evaluated 34 patients with mild PHPT and followed 19 for an average of six months. Of those cases followed, ten had parathyroidectomy (PTX). Patients with no neurobehavioral abnormalities had the lowest serum calcium levels (10.9 ± 0.88 mg/dL), patients with signs of affective disorder had intermediate levels (11.25 ± 0.66 mg/dL), and patients with signs of cerebral dysfunction had the highest levels (12.17 ± 1.17 mg/dL). Serum calcium significantly correlated with motor speed, psychomotor speed, fluid intelligence, and short term …

Prolonged Remission Of Cushing's Disease Following Bromocriptine Therapy, Malachi J. Mckenna, Marc Linares, Raymond C. Mellinger

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

A 33-year-old woman developed hypercorticism of fulminant onset following delivery of a full-term, normal child. An ectopic hormone-producing neoplasm was excluded by extensive studies. Pituitary dependent hypercorticism of intermediate lobe origin was suggested on the basis of onset following pregnancy, failure of Cortisol suppression by high-dose dexamethasone, hyperresponsiveness of prolactin to thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation, and reduction in adrenocorticotropin titers following oral administration of bromocriptine. Initial remission of disease achieved with bromocriptine was followed by recurrence on discontinuation of the agent. However, complete remission which occurred following a prolonged course of bromocriptine has persisted for a total of 22 months.

Report Of The Commissioner's Task Force On Self-Destructive Behaviors And Teen Suicide, Department Of Mental Health And Mental Retardation

Maine Collection

Report of the Commissioner's Task Force on Self-Destructive Behaviors and Teen Suicide.

Susan B. Parker, Commissioner - Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Augusta, Maine (December 1987).

Contents: Foreward / Task Force Members / Introduction / Characteristics of Self-Destructive Teens / Factors Contributing to Self-Destructive Behaviors / Findings and Recommendations / References

Neuropsychological And Socioemotional Subtypes Of Childhood Externalizing Disorders: Cluster And Validation Analyses, Grant Jackson Butterbaugh

Dissertations

The purpose of this exploratory and confirmatory contrasted-group classification study was to determine if specifically predicted (Hypothesis 1) and externally valid (Hypotheses 3 and 4) subtypes of childhood externalizing disorders could be identified, using previously obtained neuropsychological (NP), socio-emotional (SE), and historical variables. Cross-classification validity was evaluated to determine if subjects NP and SE subtype memberships could be predicted using either their SE and NP subtype memberships or their SE and NP variable scores, respectively (Hypothesis 2). Subjects (n = 117) were 6-to-14-year-old boys and girls with normal intelligence, elevated scores on the Delinquency and/or Hyperactivity scales of the Personality …

Primary Hyperparathyroidism And Associated Neoplasms, Angelos A. Kambouris, Mohammed R. Ansari, Gary B. Talpos

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Primary Aldosteronism At Henry Ford Hospital In The 1980s, Max Wisgerhof

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

This report describes the experience with the diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism at Henry Ford Hospital since 1980. Of the 28 patients who received the diagnosis. 13 had unilateral primary aldosteronism and 15 had idiopathic hyperaldosteronism. Individual cases are used to demonstrate clinical points. The clue to the presence of primary aldosteronism in a hypertensive patient is hypokalemia. The diagnosis is established by showing 1) high plasma aldosterone after intravenous saline or high urinary aldosterone after treatment with sodium chloride orally, and 2) low stimulated plasma renin activity. Treatment with potassium supplement should be given during the testing. Unilateral …

T-Cell Lymphoma In Renal Transplant Recipient, Koichi Maeda, Leslie Bricker, Chan K. Ma, Michael J. Deegan

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

A 35-year-old woman, who had a renal transplant flve years ago, developed malignant lymphoma of the mediastinum. The lymphoma was of lymphoblastic type and had T-cell immunophenotype. Most transplant-related lymphomas are of B-cell type. T-cell lymphoma in this setting is extremely rare, and the mechanism of development may be different from that of B-cell lymphomas.

Vital Signs, December 1987, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A twelve page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, alumni profiles, class notes, and more.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 1987), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Fall 1987 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• 60^th Anniversary Issue
• O. J. Snyder Medal Laureates
• PCOM Presidents
• PCOM Deans
• 1898-1913: Founders & Foundations
• 1914-1926: The Spring Garden Era
• 1927-1936: Development & Depression
• 1937-1946: The War Years
• 1947-1956: The Post-War Era
• 1957-1966: The Grandest Expansion
• 1967-1976: Progress & Exhilaration
• 1977-1987: Arrivals & New Departures
• On Campus: Faculty in Focus
• Class Acts
• Sun Coast Hospital Celebrates Its Founder & 30^th Anniversary
• In Memoriam
• Calendar

Impact Of Prospective Screening For Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2, Robert F. Gagel, Armen H. Tashjian Jr., Tim Cummings, Nick Papathanasopoulos, Seymour Reichlin

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Prospective annual screening for hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in the J-kindred, currently a 117-member family with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A, began in 1969. During the initial screening, 12 patients were found to have MTC. Subsequent screening has detected C-cell abnormalities (C-cell hyperplasia or microscopic MTC) in 22 of 23 addilional family members thyroidectomized for abnormal calcium- or pentagastrin-provocative calcitonin (CT) test results. Seven of the initial 12 patients thyroidectomized in 1970 to 1971 and 19 of 23 individuals thyroidectomized since 1971 remain disease-free by all criteria; three patients thyroidectomized since 1971 have had clearly abnormal serum CT measurements …

One Large Kindred Excludes A Locus For Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a From About 25% Of The Human Autosomal Genetic Map, Andrew J. Pakstis, Judith R. Kidd, Carmela M. Castiglione, Beth A. Pletcher, Patricia D. Murphy, Lindsay A. Farrer, Myron Genel, Kenneth K. Kidd

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

This report presents pairwise linkage results from our search for the locus of the gene (MEN2A) for the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN-2A) syndrome in one large kindred (the N kindred), clearly segregating for an autosomal dominant form. About 25% of the autosomal genome is excluded when these new results are combined with those we have published previously. The genetic markers employed are distributed across at least 19 of the 22 autosomes. Seven genetic markers whose chromosomal locations are not yet established have also been studied.

Different Mechanisms Of Calcitonin, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, And Somatostatin Regulation By Glucocorticoids In A Cell Culture Of Human Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Gilbert J. Cote, Robert F. Gagel

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

We have employed the TT cell line, a model for the human medullary thyroid carcinoma cell, lo study the regulation of peptide hormone production by glucocorticoids. Complementary DNA probes were used to measure the calcitonin (CT), CT gene-related peptide (CGRP), and somatostatin (SRIF) mRNA levels. Dose-response experiments in serum-free medium showed that dexamethasone (six-day treatment) lowered somatostatin (to 1% of basal) and CGRP mRNA (to 50% of basal) and stimulated CT mRNA (threefold to thirteenfold) with a half-maximal effective concentration of 10⁻⁸ M. Time course studies for cells continuously exposed to 10⁻⁶ M dexamethasone showed a rapid (within …

Calcitonin Gene Peptides: The Diagnostic Value Of Measurement In Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Samia I. Girgis, Catherine Lynch, Carmel J. Hillyard, John C. Stevenson, Patricia A. Hill, David W. R. Macdonald, Iain Macintyre

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

The calcitonin gene encodes a family of peptides, at least three of which normally circulate in man: calcitonin (CT), a calcium-lowering hormone; katacalcin (KC), a peptide of unknown function; and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a neuropeptide and potent vasodilator. In a study of 45 patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), plasma CGRP was elevated in approximately 50% of cases. Furthermore, CGRP levels did not correlate with CT levels. However, plasma KC was elevated in all cases, with a good correlation with CT levels, as has been noted previously. Measurement of CT or KC appears to be superior to measurement of …

Where Is The Locus For Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a?, Nancy E. Simpson, Kenneth K. Kidd

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Attempts to map the locus of the gene (MEN2A) for the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN-2A) syndrome over the past II years are reviewed. Lod scores from family linkage studies of polymorphisms for 26 proteins and 64 DNA markers (restriction fragment length polymorphisms or RFLPs) were pooled from the published literature and the authors' unpublished data. The pooled data excluded 32% of the genome as possible sites for the MEN2A locus. This represents a considerable increase in the area of exclusion over that of the 6% reported at the first workshop. Linkage studies of RFLPs recognized by DNA sequences …

Back Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 1987), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Summer 1987 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• George Hylander, DO
• The Classy '87s
• Hospital Ins & Outs
• On Campus
• Joann Cozza, DO
• Neurology Fellowship Abroad
• Class Acts
• In Memoriam
• Calendar

Back Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Oncolog, Volume 32, Number 03, October - December 1987, Douglas E. Johnson Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Improved Survival Results from Early Detection and Diagnosis of Testicular Cancer
• Current Laboratory Research Modernizes Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
• Gastrointestinal Radiotherapy Team Creates Atmosphere of Comfort and Confidence for Patients

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 1987), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 1987 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Loosening the Training Wheels
• Out of the Mainstream
• A Practice Route Less Traveled
• Osteopathic's Musculoskeletal Institute is Operational
• Robert Berger, DO
• On Campus
• Bolongo Bay
• Class Acts
• In Memoriam
• Calendar

A Comparison Of Myofascial Release And Ultrasound In The Treatment Of Musculoskeletal Pain, Dianna Lynn Bishop

Community & Environmental Health Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of myofascial release (MFR) compared to ultrasound (US) in treating musculoskeletal pain. Data in the form of number of trigger points, active range-of-motion of the affected joint, pain scale measurement, and a Treatment Response Questionnaire score, were collected.

The Mann-Whitney U value supported that the MFR group outranked the US group 47 percent when ranking the percent change in trigger point number from pre to post treatment.

The Mann-Whitney U value supported that the MFR group outranked the US group in pain scale measurement. Kruskal-Wallis H value supported that MFR …

Echocardiographic Features Of Metastatic Pericardial And Myocardial Malignancy, Carey Green, Mohsin Alam, Howard S. Rosman, Jeffrey B. Lakier

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Clinical and echocardiographic features of a patient with extensive metastasis to the pericardium and myocardium are presented. Echocardiography revealed pericardial effusion, markedly thickened pericardium, and myocardium with increased echogenicity. These findings were subsequently confirmed during surgery and autopsy, which revealed marked tumor encasement of the heart and pericardial myocardial infiltration.